Clothes-drier.



1. SAMPSUN.

CLOTHES DRIER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 5.1911.

1,285,404.. Patented Nov. 19, 1918.

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ATTORNEY 1. SAMPSON.

CLOTHES DRIER.

APPLICATION FILED luNE 5*'1911.

2 SHEETS-SHEET Z JOHN sAMrsoN, or CHICAGO, yILLINOIS.

CLOTHESeDRIER.

Speoieation of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov.. 19, 1918.

Application filed June 5, 1917. SeriaINo. 172,887. i

2b all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, JOHN` SaMrson, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, inthe county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Clothes-Driers, of

which the4 following is a specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in clothes driersof that type which is adapted for use in back yards.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a drier in which theclothes line may be raised or lowered at the will of the operator andautomatically held against further n'ioveinentwhen adjusted in anyposition.

Another object of the invention is to provide a pair of spaced standardsand carriers for 'the clothes line respectively7 mounted on saidstandards for vertical movements there-along, and operating means forthe carriers mounted on one of the standards and provided with adetachable operating handle, whereby unauthorized persons will, when thehandle is removed, be unable to shift said carriers.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a standard and aclothes-line carrier movably mounted thereon and provided with rollerswhich engage tracks on opposite sides of the standard, whereby saidcarrier may be raised and lowered with a minimum amount of friction. andalso held against lateral movement.

These and other object-s will in part be obvious and will be hereinaftermore fully disclosed.

In the accompanying dra-wings, which show by way of illustration oneembodiment of the invent-ion,

Figurel is a side elevation thereof;

Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged front elevation showing a carrier mounted on itssupporting standard;

Fig. t is an end elevation 'of the operating means, and

Fig. 5 is a side elevation thereof, the cover plate being removed todisclose the mechanism contained therein.

Like reference numerals designate corresponding parts in all figures ofthe drawings. 1

Referring specifically to the construction shown, I have provided a pairof spaced bedded in the ground.

standards 5 and 6 which are preferablyv em- .Fixedly secured to theopposite sides of each standard is a pair of vertically disposed tracks7 7, which, in this instance, are each formed from channel iron.Associated with each standard and with each pair lof tracks is a carrierwhich is designated by the reference letter A. p

Each carrier comprises a spaced pair of vertical arms 8 and 9 of angleiron, which are connected by upper and lower arms 10 and 11respectively. The ends of the arms 10 and 11, which connect with the arm9, are preferably ixed thereto by rivets 12 or the like. The oppositeends of the arms 10 and 11 are connected with the vertical arm 8 bybolts 1?, which respectively pass through suitable slots in the arm 8 topermit said vertical arms S and 9 being adj usted toward or from eachother for a limited extent. Extending rearwardly from.

the upper and lower ends of each vertical arm 8 and 9 are short arms 14and 15. each arm carrying a roller 16. It will thus be seen that eachcarrier includes four rollers which engage the tracks 7, two rollersengaging each of said tracks. Supported b v each carrier is ahorizontallydisposed rod 17 which carries al plurality of fasteningdevices 18, such as hooks or the like, to which one or moreclothes-lines 19 may be attached.

It will thus be seen that each carrier A may be moved up and down alongthe corresponding tracks 7. These tracks are preferably disposed at theupper portion of the standards, and in order to limit the eXtrememovements of the carriers, upper and lower stops 19 and 20 respectivelyare provided. These stops also prevent all danger of the rollers 16 frombecoming` derailed.

In order to simultaneously raise and lower the carriers, I have providedan operating means which includes a drum 21. This drum is supported forrotation between two bracket arms 22 and 23, which are respectivelysecured to opposite sides of the standard 5 at a point between the baseof the standard and the lower end of the tracks carried thereby.-

Two cables 24 and 25 respectively are each connected at one end of thedrum 21, and these cables extend upwardly alongr the standard 5. thenceover a pulley 26 which is supported `by a bracket at the upper end ofthe standard 5.

the standard 5, thence through a suitable opening in the standard, andthence over a second pulley 27 which is also carried by a bracketmounted at the upper end of said standard. The cable 24 then continuesdownwarly and is connected to a hook 28 which isv carried by theupperhorizontal arm l0 ofthe carrier A which is supported on The hook 28is centrally disposed relative to the standard and carrier. The othercable 25 extends across and over a pulley 29 carried by a bracketmounted on the upper end of the standard 6. This cable 25 thence extendsdownwardly to the carrier A mounted on the standard 6 and is attached tosaid carrier by a hook similar to the hook 28 above described.

It vwill thus be observed that if the drum 21 be rotated, the cables 24and 25 will simultaneously raise the carriers A, or permit said carriersto be simultaneously lowered.

In order to automatically hold the carriers in any adjusted position, Ihave provided the operating mechanism with a star wheel 30, or itsequivalent, said wheel being fixedly connected to the drum 21 to rotatetherewith. The bracket arm 23 is provided at one end with a casing 3l,and this casing not only covers the star wheel 30, but also forms asupport and covering for a worm 32, which lmeshes with said star wheel.This casing is suitably covered by a cover plate 33. Projecting axiallyfrom one end of the worm is an angular shaft 34:, to which a hand,

wrench 35 may be. attached. By means of the Wrench the wor-m 32 may bereadily turned in either direction so as to rotate the star wheel 30,and thereby act on the cables 24 and 25, to raise or lower the carriers.It will 'be noted that when the carriers have been adjusted in anydesired position, the

star wheel 30 will coperate with the thread' of the worm 32 to lock thedrum against further rotation. By providing the detachable handle 35,the handle may be removed after the carriers have been adjusted, and inthis manner prevent unauthorized persons from raising or lowering thecarriers. By

providing the lateral adjustment between the vertical arms 8 and 9 ofeach carrier, each carrier may be readily adjusted to standards whichmay vary in width within certain limits.

Having thus described my invention, what I claimis l. In a clothesdrier, the combination with a single fixed post, of vertically disposedtracks extendingv along the 'opposite side faces of said post, and avertically movable clothes line vcarrier disposed in front of said postand having rearwardly extending arms arranged on opposite sidesthereof,A said arms having interfitting connections with said trackswhereby said carrierwill be retained against lateral movements relativeto said tracks and post.

2. In a clothes drier, the combination with a standard, of a verticallymovable clothes line carrier having spaced parts interfitting withopposite faces of said standard whereby said carrier will be retainedagainst lateral movements, said spaced parts being connected for lateraladjustment to accomodate standards of diii'erent sizes.y

3. In a clothes drier, the combination with a standard, of verticallydisposed channel tracks secured to the opposite faces of said standard,and a clothes-line carrier mounted on said standard for verticalmovement thereon, said carrier including spaced pairs of upper and lowerrollers respectively engaging in said channel tracks, said pairs ofrollers being supported on the carrier for relative lateral adjustmentsto accommodate said carrier to standards of different sizes.

4. In a clothes drier, a clothes line carrier comprising a frameincluding laterally ad- Y Copies of this patent may be obtained for vecents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C. i

